Sociocultural Level of Analysis
At the third level of analysis, the biological and cognitive systems that make up the individual are embedded
in an even larger system of interrelationships with other individuals. At its beginning, psychology largely
confined itself to the study of the individual acting alone. As the discipline matured, a few psychologists
recognized that human behaviour could be fully understood only if the social context in which behaviour
occurred was also taken into account. This recognition led to many investigations of social influence, that
is, how the presence and behaviour of one or a few people affect the behaviour and attitudes of another
individual. It also provided a broader context for exploring topics such as aggression and helping behaviour
that had largely been regarded as individual personality traits.
Sociocultural Level of Analysis
At the third level of analysis, the biological and cognitive systems that make up the individual are embedded
in an even larger system of interrelationships with other individuals. At its beginning, psychology largely
confined itself to the study of the individual acting alone. As the discipline matured, a few psychologists
recognized that human behaviour could be fully understood only if the social context in which behaviour
occurred was also taken into account. This recognition led to many investigations of social influence, that
is, how the presence and behaviour of one or a few people affect the behaviour and attitudes of another
individual. It also provided a broader context for exploring topics such as aggression and helping behaviour
that had largely been regarded as individual personality traits.
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